The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1887-10-01

CdIiUtb. turlipS, cue. us cOulu
= found on the ground.
Mr.. NJ. Goomes, of Mt. HON
also exhibited some fine potatoe
Other gentlemen whose names "
10 did not learn also made a goo
showing, and we are sorry that a.
of the good people of Mt. HON
were not here to see their own dis
play. 1t simply goes to show tina
Mt. Home, like all the rest @
Idaho's sage brush land, is the bes
in the world after water has beer
put on it. We sincerely hope tina
their new projected ditch will soor
\ reclaim their most excellent soil.
A, Howard, of Caldwell, whose
ranch is right in the midst of Dix,
! les much abused alkali, has an ex-
II hibition that is both novel and
unique. He has six or seven en-
tries, including hops, ground cher
| ries, potatoes, oats, etc. What may
| be considered a little out of the or
binary in his exhibit is that his po-
tatoes-fine big fellows, weighing
from one pound up to three-were
raised without any irrigation what
ever, and in common alkah soil
without the aid of any fertilizing
substance, His turnips were raised
the same way. 1t certainly is very
remarkable what Mr.. Howard has
accomplished on alkali without
water, but simply shows that one
ounce of try is worth ton of
"croak." His oats also are of a
new variety in this country, called
black oats. He raised them as an
experiment and is much pleased
with the result.
Mr.. G. Snodgrass, Of Caldwell, is
another rustler and does not take
back seat for any of them. In
onions and turnips-turpips as big
a mans head after big drunk-he
gets right up and talks with the
rest Of them and has got fine col
lection to back him. He also ex- :
hibits what 'croakers" tell you can
not be grown in Idaho-corn-and ,
has several varieties of it, including 6
leld corn, pop corn, sweet corn, etc. {
Of course it would be folly to say
hat it is as fine corn as can be
aised anywhere, for the place has I
ret to be found that can produce 8
orn with Iowa and Nebraska, but f
is good corn-corn that would q
ell anywhere. We did not learn Il
ow much per acre can be raised, Il
ut we do know that it is worth a
our times Nebraska prices after it b
gathered. The Caldwell Fair h.
as demonstrated that corn can be h,
lade a crop in Idaho.
f. w. Leonard, of Boise City, has
4 exhibition some fine home made
1eese. 1t is certainly very nice.
l., d, Potter, another enterprising
Disc Valley rancher, makes an ex-
bit that is well worth the price
admission. 1t leads off with
Display of field corn,
I'd includes lot of tomatoes, and
ey are daisies, about a half BUSH
of onions measuring from 10 to
inches in circumference, cab
ge large enough for shade trees
d some fine squash. I'VE have
lrned later that Mr.. Potter refus-
to father the above mentioned
n saying, 81 left Missouri to get
of blowing corn, and don't pro-
&c to have this Idaho product
ldled on to me-"
:. M. Fowler, of Middleton, ex-
its some stalks of field corn
'ut 13 feet in height, with sever
xell-filled ears on stalk. He
s he will plant at least fifty
es next season.
}. I. Bass, another Middleton
tleman, has fine display of all
DIS of vegetables; some sweet
4 being the finest we ever saw.
4 potatoes Idaho cannot be beat
There is no use trying to make
stinction between any of them
ley are immense. In the east